Drama queen
She was called,
I thought not fairly…
An early life of
Deprivation & abuse…
Wouldn’t you anticipate
That life would be
Hard to deal with?
Not dismiss her as if
A screw loose?
Empathy isn’t
Something all possess,
So judgement may be harsh…
A little understanding
Goes a long way…
Just isn’t as dramatic
© 2016 Robert Mihaly
Drop a quarter in
The Wayback Machine…
Maybe the answer
Will be revealed…
Or ask Madame Zelda…
Maybe she knows,
Or maybe not…
Why do people
Punish themselves
And all around them,
Trying to live lives
So stereotypical
They fit none?
Life has never been
One size fits all…
I have to be me…
And you are none other
Than you…as we often say,
The same, but different…
Isn’t that the point?
We’re all human,
But look at us…
We are all so different…
Some think that’s a bad thing…
I say, “Vive la différence!”
© 2016 Robert Mihaly
Who do you admire?
Or maybe these days
I should ask…
Who CAN you admire?
When we are forced
To make heroes of
Actors and sports stars,
Do any real heroes remain?
Of course they do…
But are they the ones
The newspapers proclaim?
Just look around…
The fireman who
Rushed toward danger
To save a child…
The woman who
Summoned the courage
To flee abuse…
Are they the same? No.
But both faced their fears
And in the end prevailed….
I’d admire them both &
Many more like them
© 2016 Robert Mihaly
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/admire/
I’ve tried
Going with
The wind…
Going with
The flow…
The first
I enjoyed
But I have to
Let you know…
Going along
To get along
Is NOT the
Way to go…
© 2016 Robert Mihaly
The TV mom we never had
But saw every Sunday night…
How many children watched
And felt their reality
Came up short?
Our not-quite-modern world
Created images and
Great expectations,
Impossible dreams…and
Now, some want it back…
An America that never was…
Crazy? Or is it just me?
How things work
Always fascinates…
Isn’t it hard not to
Take something apart
To see the inner workings?
Ok…maybe that’s just me…
But I promise you…
I’m sure I know how
To put it back together…
But where do those parts go?
© 2016 Robert Mihaly
Are you a
Diamond
In the rough?
Or, like me,
Do you think
It’s a strange
Thing to say?
If a person has
Great qualities
Why diminish them
As you say it?
Why judge?
Seems like a
Back-handed
Compliment…
What’s with that?
© 2016 Robert Mihaly
Radio
TV
VHS
CD
DVD
PC
USB…
Is that
What’s
Happened
To you and me?
© 2016 Robert Mihaly
The world needs more love
You may not think of it
But many live, desperately
Thinking it’s love, living with
Something far less…
Love is deep, unstoppable…
Can you feel it?
Or does it leave
You wanting more?
You probably knew
Before I asked
One thing’s sure…
If it doesn’t feel right
It isn’t…maybe never was…
Memo to the world:
SEND MORE LOVE
© 2016 Robert Mihaly
A world
In crisis?
Certainly…
But not as
Some would
Have us to
Believe…
Far too many
Makes a crowd…
The planet
Needs a break…
So what are we
Doing about that?
More of the same…
That won’t work!
© 2016 Robert Mihaly
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